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Lang Invests in New Outdoor LED Display Products

In June 2018, twelve LED screen manufacturers took part in a product shoot-out at the headquarters of Lang AG in Lindlar, Germany. The company says that the focus of the evaluation was on outdoor LED technology with a pixel pitch of around 4 mm. With a pixel pitch of 4.63mm and a brightness of 4,000 … Read more

BBC R&D to Demonstrate UHD HLG Streaming Via IP Multicast

The BBC’s research and development team will demonstrate Ultra HD Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) HDR streaming over IP multicast at this year’s IBC conference in Amsterdam. The demonstration will take place as part of the show’s Future Zone exhibit. The BBC says that its demonstration will feature HLG content recorded live during the summer and … Read more

Evervision Has New HDMI Monitors

Evervision Electronics Europe has released a range of HDMI-equipped TFT LCDs using TN (up to 9″ including 7″ 840 x 480) and IPS (7″ 1024 x 600/10.1″) panels and with an integrated backlight driver with PWM. The operating temperature range is from -20ºC to +70ºC. Connections include mini-USB and mini-HDMI and the displays are powered … Read more

ClearChannel Positive on Digital

In its earnings release, Clear Channel identified a number of areas where it has done well recently. It reported Q2 revenue of $712 million, up 5.2% with income up 7% to $94 million. The company now has more than 1,200 digital billboards across 28 markets in the U.S. and more than 14,000 digital displays in … Read more

Foxconn To Stick to G6 in Wisconsin?

Taiwanese sources, confirmed by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel suggest that the Foxconn investment in Wisconsin has been scaled back to ‘just’ a G6 fab rather than a G6 and a G10.5 plant. The reports also say that Foxconn had been planning to break up and spin out the various parts of Innolux as separate entities, … Read more

Computer Virus Delays Shipments at Several TSMC Facilities

Production equipment across several Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) fabs was hit by a computer virus late last week, the company has revealed, as reported by Digitimes. The company has denied rumours that a deliberate hacking attempt has taken place but estimates that its third-quarter revenues could be affected by as much as 3%. Image: … Read more

Total Consumer Tech Revenue to Reach Record $377 Billion in 2018, Says CTA Mid-Year Report

Artificial intelligence (AI), voice-recognition technology and fast connectivity – critical ingredients for smart speakers, smart home technologies and smartphones – will help spur overall U.S. consumer technology industry revenue to $377 billion in retail revenues in 2018, a six percent increase, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The mid-year update of CTA’s flagship report, … Read more

CTA: Total Consumer Tech Revenue to Reach Record $377 Billion in 2018

AI, voice recognition technology and fast connectivity — critical ingredients for smart speakers, smart home technologies and smartphones — will help spur overall US consumer technology industry revenue to $377 billion in retail revenues in 2018, a 6% increase, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The report also shows whole-home Wi-Fi solutions, wireless earbuds … Read more

Amazon Prime Video App Coming to Comcast’s Xfinity X1

Amazon Prime Video is coming to Comcast’s Xfinity X1 platform later this year, providing customers with access to the service’s thousands of TV shows and movies. Customers will also be able to search Prime Video content using the X1 voice remote and watch shows and movies available in Ultra HD and HDR via compatible set-top … Read more

65% Of U.S. Broadband Households Bought At Least One CE Device In 2017

New research from Parks Associate finds 65% of U.S. broadband households bought at least one CE device in 2017. ‘360 View: CE Adoption and Trends’ reports that U.S. broadband households now own an average of 8.6 connected computing, mobile, and entertainment devices. “Purchase intentions for smart speakers with a personal assistant have increased year-over-year, reflecting … Read more

65% of US Broadband Households Bought at Least One CE Device in 2017

New research from Parks Associate finds that 65% of US broadband households bought at least one CE device in 2017. According to the report, US broadband households now own an average of 8.6 connected computing, mobile and entertainment devices. Parks Associates’ Jennifer Kent remarked: “Purchase intentions for smart speakers with a personal assistant have increased … Read more